On December 13^th Central Indiana Teen Courts held its annual Teen Court Volunteer Recognition Banquet at the premier law firm of Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis. All youth and adult volunteers were presented with certificates of appreciation.

Additional certificates were awarded in humorous categories, including:

• John Amy (dedicated): "24-carat gold"
• Christene Benvenga (in a pinch): "In a pinch"
• Adam and Alex Dowbnia (dedicated): "True Blue"
• Quinten Smith (enthusiastic):  "Tazmanian Devil Enthusiasm Award"
• Will Cordell (dedicated): "Old Faithful"
• Tommaso Verderame (dedicated): "Dedicated Devotion"
• Jenna and Jessica Faulstich (travel and recruitment):  "Going the Distance"
• Evan and Lauren Busch (recruitment for TC): "TC Scouts"
• Andrew and Sarah Grace Fraser (recruitment):  "TC Head Hunters"
• Christina Miller (in a pinch): "Stuck on TC"
  

Mentors (all dedicated and in a pinch)

• Lakeesha Triggs:  "Legal Beagle"
• Amanda Whipple:  "Cool counsel"
• Shelley Jackson: "Awesome Advisor"

Judges

• Tic Tac (most involved/veteran): "Marathon Man"
• Stanley Kahn (in a pinch/building assets): "Cornerstone of Character"
• Michael Gabovitch: "In a pinch"
• Mary Hoeller (in a pinch/go with the flow): "Go with the Flow"
• Matt Miller (accommodating/helpful): "Self-sacrificing"
• Jennifer Lukemeyer: "True Blue"

The Indiana Teen Court Association today formed its first Board of Directors following its recent incorporation.  Members are:

Christopher Nunn, President
Ron Louth, Vice President
Brandon Halleck, Treasurer
Olympia Davis, Secretary
Bonnie Schaaf, Past President
Angie Dial, Member
Patrick McDaniel, Member
Penny Nephew, Member
DeShawn Easley, Member

Congratulations to All, and best wishes for a great new association!

We've scheduled a couple of webinars to train ITCA members in the use of the new ITCA website and the ITCA mail, calendar, and document sharing modules.  We hope you'll join us to learn these great new tools! 

 Please RSVP to Diane Matthews at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for one of the sessions:

Thursday, January 3, 1-3 p.m.
Tuesday, January 8, 3-5 p.m.

The instructor, Christopher Nunn, will email web and teleconference login instructions approximately one week prior to each session.  There is no charge for the sessions; however, long distance call charges may apply.